Side effects from ATRIPLA or not??

Jul 29, 2009

I started atripla 8 menses ago the only side effects is: i only sleep 5 hour a day for the last 5 menses and i didnt feel tiered but now i feel i can sleep all day long i dont now if i let it go (it will passed way) or what can i do to reestablish my sleep?? My VL is undetectable for more them 4 year and my cd count are for the last 3 year 1000-1500.

Response from Dr. Henry

I recommend a sleep evaluation to sort out contributing factors to your sleep disturbance most noticeable during menses. It is possible that hormone fluctuations during menses could impact efavirenz levels leading to more side effects (sleep alterations). Measuring efavirenz levels might help sort that out. If problems persist and remain annoying a switch to an alternative regimen on a trial basis might be worth considering. KH

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